Best air cooling heatsink

[jmke]

but the 92mm "Vantec Tornado" fan,I use to keep it cool enough kinda' annoy's other

no sh*t with that fan it doesn't matter what heatsink you use, even a small piece of ALU is enough with that amount of airflow.

[biohead]

no sh*t with that fan it doesn't matter what heatsink you use, even a small piece of ALU is enough with that amount of airflow.

a fan just blows the air away that the heatsink releases. heatsink = biggest role.

[jmke]

*zucht* ... if you strap a delta/vantec to any old heatsink it will perform like crazy. fact.

[shaolin95]

thats NO fact at all my friend. I have a 156cfm delta and my temps would be the same if I used a stock HS instead of my Ninja... If it was the same then must of us here are really stupid spending money on HS when the key was the fan. Have you check HS reviews and comparisons... wouldnt that mean that with the same fan all HS will perform the same? Lets separate fact from fiction here as there are way too many myths already regarding computers as to start creating new ones...
Regards

[Nazu]

How is the Zalman 9500 compared to the other coolers mentioned in this thread?

[humeyboy]

I dont see buying a better heatsink as stupid, we dont all want to go deaf using them PIA loud delta fans, If I can cool my amd 32bit mobile at 2750mhz(500fsb) with a TT Silentcat120mm (16db) it must be cause my TT-BT is so good.

[biohead]

*zucht* ... if you strap a delta/vantec to any old heatsink it will perform like crazy. fact.

well why dont u back up ur fact..

no improvement:60cfm vs 220cfm on a big typhoon. yea, maybe 2 degrees, but that's it.

*zucht* belg.

[Tasselhof]

I have tried titan vanessa L, TT BT & Scythe Ninja on my rig
Best results with Scythe Ninja (and it real likes high cfm)
Second - TT BT(there is no real difference in temps between 1400 and 2000 rpm fans...only noise)
Third - Titan Vanessa L (but it has less compatibility issues than others).

But i think that TT BT is very good solution for price/noise/value, especialy if you can polish them and solder heatpipes+base...

[Serra]

How is the Zalman 9500 compared to the other coolers mentioned in this thread?

While I don't have any specific numbers to toss out comparison-wise, the 9500 is generally a lesser competitor against the big guys like the BT, Ninja, etc. It's certainly better than a stock cooler, but it's more of a mid-range performer.

Serra

[RPGWiZaRD]

Madshrimps CPU heatsink roundup review is very nice, many well hours spent there and nice that PWM temps were included.

However it would yet be interesting to see a review with a system with 2x120mm as intake and 1x120mm (back) 1x92mm (top) exhaust (CM Stacker/TT Armor case for example) or similiar, all at 12V if it's silent ~16 - 23dB rated fans or 5V if high rpm fans are used, to see how they compare to each other then, I'm pretty sure the gap would be much smaller between the topend coolers and perhaps a few suprising results. Honestly, how many ppl here that uses aircooling setup use only 1x120mm fan at 5v as their case cooling, prolly less than 5%.

Why 4 case fans? cuz that's very common amount of case fans people with aircooling setup use, and 4 case fans can still keep the system very quiet depending on fans and 12V or 5V. According to a poll I saw recently 4 case fans was most commonly used and a few ppl used even 9+. Myself have 8x silent case fans @ 12V and would never plan to use less than 4 in an aircooling setup. Then it would give a clear picture of which coolers perform better in bad & good airflow. Also a big chart with noise level, pwm temp and cpu temp at an overclocked speed would be interesting but yea this is a lotta work. I would gladly do it myself if only some1 sponsored and shipped the heatsinks to me.

[Nephilim]

tsssss

how many hours did you test to verify the difference?
I used ~100 HSF for a total test time well over 500 hours before stating what I stated.

I would like to see the motherboard temperatures measured directly using an IR thermometer rather than the sensor in the PWM chip which is only ONE of the many components there, and rather inaccurate in my experience.

The layout of the DFI NF3 250Gb really doesn't give large diameter conventional flowing heatsinks much advantage, whereas DFI NF4 & Expert series do, as most hot components are spread around the CPU and the main mosphets have heatsinks on these newer boards.

The scientific fact, that cannot be changed, is that blowing air that is cooler than the components over said components, will lower their temperature.

[Nazu]

I bought the 9500 Zalman from a finish hardware forum According to quite many reviews it's pretty damn good.

[safan80]

On a dfi ultra d which of these or suggest others
Thermaltake big typhoon
Thermalright xp120
Thermaltake beetle(heard good things)

get the SI-120 it's the updated version of the xp-120.

[mcvigo]

I heard xp 90 c and all of those are good with single core but not with dual core, the guy recommended me big typhoon or tuniq tower 120.

[yuckfou]

from my experience, xp90c can outperform big typhoon.

[mcvigo]

it might with a huge and loud cfm fan but i think 2 or 3 degrees tops, plus the xp 90 is a pretty ugly heatsink since you only see a fan on top. The big typhoon is more good looking but i think none has the looks as a tuniq tower

[Raja@ASUS]

I bought the 9500 Zalman from a finish hardware forum According to quite many reviews it's pretty damn good.

Best performance I've managed to squeeze from mine is about 6 degrees celsius under lapped stock cooler under full load. Stock fan 52 degrees Zalman 47 degrees.. I thiink the mounting mechanism lets it down for socket 939, it's always a little loose.

Raja

[r3w4]

The XP120 is outdated. It's better just to get a XP90 if you have single core or Big Typhoon dual core if you like those type of HSFs.

[mcvigo]

i really didnt like tower until i meat the tuniq tower 120 and its cooling capabilities, those who own it, how does it perform with an upgraded fan and also does it look cool with a led or uv fan inside, How can i make it perform even better

[BigDov]

I'm still happy with my Arctic Cooling Freezer64 Pro that I acquired for 25 bucks..... quiet enough for me and cools really well *shrugs*

[jmke]

1) how does it perform with an upgraded fan
2) also does it look cool with a led or uv fan inside,
3) How can i make it perform even better

1) the included fan at High speed is quite high end already no need to swap it out IMHO
2) does it matter? do you look at your PC monitor or at the inside of your case when you are behind your keyboard?
3) ducting, with cardboard set up ducts to direct airflow towards the rear of your case

[ShaneHm2]

I like my tuniq tower. It improved load temps 5C comparing with SI-120.

It's a big BIG boy though. Check these out:

thats one crazy heatsink, do u get much bending on the board when in the case or not and have u tried mounting another 2 x 120mm on each side of the heatsink

[mcvigo]

i dont think it will bend if your mobo is screwed correctly and you dont move case a lot.

Please answer my question, will it have problems with a gigabyte board a k8nsc, my friend wants 1 too?

[ElAguila]

I heard xp 90 c and all of those are good with single core but not with dual core, the guy recommended me big typhoon or tuniq tower 120.

Not true. I have a system with an x2 3800 oc'd right now and the xp-90c keeps it at a very nice temp while under load.

[jmke]

XP-90C will only keep your CPU cool if you have excellent airflow inside your case; in a low airflow case the Tuniq Tower 120 will excell.